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The season of back to school germs is nearly upon us and, although I am not a parent, I am still doing everything in my power to avoid the dreaded August and September bug. My favorite way to give my body a much needed extra boost of immunity is through the Power Cleanser Smoothie recipe I am sharing with you today. This 5 minute breakfast has become my go-to in the last few weeks because it is invigorating, refreshing, and filling, leaving me wide awake and ready to take on the day.
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Whiskey and I have always had a love hate relationship. I went through a phase in college where Jack Daniels was my JAM. And then, like most things from college, I outgrew it and moved on. Or perhaps my sudden repulsion was due to a bad night with my frienemy, Jack.
Time heals all wounds and these days I’m finally dipping a toe back into the whiskey pool and am starting to explore bourbon whiskeys. While you won’t (likely ever) find me coming home from work and pouring a splash of bourbon whiskey over some ice, you might find me experimenting with various whiskey-based cocktails ever so often.
Today’s cocktail is not for the faint of heart. It is essentially straight bourbon whiskey over ice with a splash of flavor added in for good measure. I didn’t expect to love it or want to share it with all of you but I found it so delicious that I just couldn’t help myself. It’s the perfect springtime drink because it blends the smooth, woody, wintery flavor or bourbon with just a hint of sunny days to come in the form of lemon and mint.
For each of my childhood birthdays my mom would prepare a special meal and dessert for me; it could be anything I wanted. Without fail, I would request the same dinner every single year – a super rich chicken in cream sauce recipe. Having it for my birthday was our family tradition up until I moved to California six years ago.
With a monumental birthday coming up (the big 3-0) I found myself homesick and longing for my mom’s chicken and cream sauce. I had never previously attempted to make it but figured that I had enough cooking experience under my belt to give it a try. My mom still had the recipe handy and sent it to me but there was one problem…I have cut lactose and gluten out of my diet and the original recipe was heavy on cream and flour. Hmm.
Substituting almond flour for regular flour seemed straight forward enough, but what to do about the cream… Fortunately for me, Google exists and was able to provide a plethora of alternatives. I threw caution to the wind and went with the most basic option I could find – substituting 2/6 cup of soy milk and 1/6 cup of oil for 1/2 cup of heavy cream. The consistency seemed okay. Not perfect, but okay. And flour behaves like flour so the recipe should work, right? Wrong.
Now, this was in no way a complete disaster. It just didn’t taste exactly like my mom’s and that turned me into an emotional mess. Neither the meal or the pictures came out quite how I wanted them to and I considered not posting this entrée at all. It was my mom who encouraged me to go ahead with it as planned because it’s a recipe that means a lot to me, it still tasted amazing and, as she pointed out, maybe somebody out there has a suggestion for how to improve it next time. So without further explanation or ado, I give you…
As we look ahead towards our upcoming move, we have started making plans to do a lot more entertaining at home. As a result, I have been on the hunt for delicious, beautiful and easy(ish) recipes to offer future guests. This strawberry prosecco granita will be a perfect dessert to serve friends on warm evenings at home. After all, how could you go wrong when you’re combining prosecco and strawberries?!
The recipe itself was exceedingly easy to prepare. The only trick is that you have to continue scraping the prosecco granita with a fork every hour or so as it freezes to break it up and give it that yummy crushed ice consistency. Therefore this is definitely a dish you want to make on a day when you’ll be home for a few hours. Perhaps on a day when you will be preparing for a dinner party?
Juicy strawberries
Prosecco and strawberries
Puggle Chef is eager to help
This delicious recipe made enough to cool us down and satisfy our taste buds for several days in a row. I have already been getting requests to make it again so it seems that it will be a staple in our household. We both highly recommend giving it a try.
Do you have any favorite recipes you serve when entertaining that you might share with me? I’m doing my best to get some recipes and hostessing skills under my belt but I know I have a long way to go. Tips and tricks are always appreciated!
